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Gas pipeline explosion in Egypt
Source: BBC News
The main gas pipeline sending supplies from Egypt to Jordan and Israel has been attacked, causing a large explosion, Egyptian officials say.
The explosion happened near the town of al-Arish in the north of the Sinai desert, sending flames high into the air, witnesses and local media say.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17265913
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Gas pipeline explosion in Egypt (Original Post)
dipsydoodle
Mar 2012
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FarCenter
(19,429 posts)1. Happens approximately once a month
Why do they bother to repair it?
Smilo
(1,944 posts)2. So gas and oil traders have another excuse to raise prices.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)3. Gas prices are mostly local
And Egypt is not getting a fair price for this gas.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)4. Its the thirteenth such occasion
but this time they used two bombs 15 metres apart and took out that section competely.
They're obviously learning.